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SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- A man shot by Syracuse police last week is now facing charges in connection with a high-speed chase near the Canadian border in December.
Federal agents charged Jeffrey J. Kelley, 32, of Syracuse, with fleeing an immigration checkpoint and failing to present his vehicle for inspection at an international border crossing.
Jeffrey KelleyProvided PhotoKelley was shot in a confrontation with Syracuse police officers Tuesday night. Syracuse police went to his apartment at 1006 Ivy Ridge Road in Syracuse after a family member reported Kelley was threatening to hurt himself.
When officers attempted to enter Kelley"s home, he threatened them, police said. After 30 minutes inside the apartment, Kelley charged at police officers, who fired their weapons in self-defense, police chief Frank Fowler said.
After Kelley was hospitalized and treated for injuries police said were minor, he was held on a weapons possession charge at the Onondaga County Justice Center without bail.
Chief Fowler: Distraught man apprehendedSyracuse police chief Frank Fowler answers questions regarding the departments handling of a distraught man"s apprehension Tuesday night March 23 2016. A negotiating team was used, when that failed the team went and had to use non-lethal force to subdue the man.. Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.comFederal investigators Friday got a warrant to arrest Kelley in connection with a high-speed chase in the Thousand Islands in December.
Homeland Security investigators provided the following account of the Dec. 19 chase:
Kelley was driving south through the Alexandria Bay checkpoint just before 7 p.m. He stopped at an officer"s direction and produced his New York driver"s license. But when the officer asked him to lower a window so he could inspect the car, Kelley refused.
The officer then told Kelley to turn off his car and hand over the keys.
That"s when Kelley accelerated and zoomed away from the checkpoint southbound on Interstate 81. He left his driver"s license with the officer.
Another officer pursued Kelley"s vehicle, a Jeep 4x4, across the Thousand Islands Bridge and for more than five miles.
The officer chased Kelley at more than 100 miles per hour, but lost sight of his vehicle early on in the chase. The officer was unable to catch Kelley.
Kelley remains at the Onondaga County Justice Center without bail. He has also been charged with violating a family court order. His next court appearance is scheduled for Monday at 10 a.m.
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